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post #151 of 238
7/18/12 at 7:46pm

I did go ahead and purchase the Gelpi Retractor 3.5" - wow wish I'd had this when I did my first batch. It came with sharp points (should have ordered a blunted one for the same price) Which I had to file down. Again wow, the weitlaner which I used before required a little effort to push the teeth between the ribs before spreading. The gelpi can be layed directly on the cut with its "points" directly on top of the incision then gently pushed through and turned under the rib cage before opening- works like a dream!

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post #152 of 238
7/18/12 at 7:55pm
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Awesome, I'll order one this week.

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post #153 of 238
8/13/12 at 6:45pm

I just tried to caponize two little cockerels. I utterly failed. :( Even though I checked the landmarks several times and tried to cut in between the last rib and the second to last, I ended up too far forward both times. I may just give up on this. :/

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post #154 of 238
8/13/12 at 6:51pm
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Oh I'm sorry.  I didn't hit the right place either and thought I checked the landmarks well, but mine were already dead, I've been waiting to get together w/ poco before I did a live one.

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post #155 of 238
8/13/12 at 7:25pm

MacGuyver, don't give up! Next time turn the dead bird over and try the other side.

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post #156 of 238
8/13/12 at 7:37pm
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MacGuyver, don't give up! Next time turn the dead bird over and try the other side.

They aren't dead yet. :/ I put them back in their cage with food and water. I'm going to wait and try again. 

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Raising large fowl Dominiques, guineas, and mixed bantams in Central Oklahoma. I like to build chicken coops, pens and equipment with recycled found objects, less charitably known as JUNK. Hence the user name. 

 

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post #157 of 238
8/13/12 at 7:38pm
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Oh I'm sorry.  I didn't hit the right place either and thought I checked the landmarks well, but mine were already dead, I've been waiting to get together w/ poco before I did a live one.

I really want to get together with her again too. I bet she's going to be super busy though now.

There is no such thing as the lesser of two evils. Evil is an absolute. Being "just a little evil" is like being "just a little pregnant". - Dennis

Raising large fowl Dominiques, guineas, and mixed bantams in Central Oklahoma. I like to build chicken coops, pens and equipment with recycled found objects, less charitably known as JUNK. Hence the user name. 

 

My BYC member page: http://www.ba...

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There is no such thing as the lesser of two evils. Evil is an absolute. Being "just a little evil" is like being "just a little pregnant". - Dennis

Raising large fowl Dominiques, guineas, and mixed bantams in Central Oklahoma. I like to build chicken coops, pens and equipment with recycled found objects, less charitably known as JUNK. Hence the user name. 

 

My BYC member page: http://www.ba...

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post #158 of 238
8/15/12 at 11:52am

Ohh crap same poor birds??  O well they are off to "freezer camp" no matter which way they go :(

 

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2 dogs, 1 Bearded Dragon, 1 three toed box turtle, and 3 Dominique s 1 Australorp and 1 Bared Rock
"Chicken in the bread pan, picking out dough"..... "Granny does your dog bite?". "No, child no."
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post #159 of 238
8/15/12 at 2:07pm
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Ohh crap same poor birds??  O well they are off to "freezer camp" no matter which way they go :(

 

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 I would like to let these guys heal up and have them done properly, but that's because I wanted to keep them as pets. 

There is no such thing as the lesser of two evils. Evil is an absolute. Being "just a little evil" is like being "just a little pregnant". - Dennis

Raising large fowl Dominiques, guineas, and mixed bantams in Central Oklahoma. I like to build chicken coops, pens and equipment with recycled found objects, less charitably known as JUNK. Hence the user name. 

 

My BYC member page: http://www.ba...

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Raising large fowl Dominiques, guineas, and mixed bantams in Central Oklahoma. I like to build chicken coops, pens and equipment with recycled found objects, less charitably known as JUNK. Hence the user name. 

 

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post #160 of 238
8/15/12 at 2:11pm
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 I would like to let these guys heal up and have them done properly, but that's because I wanted to keep them as pets. 

 Are you going to have it done at OSU?

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